Job Description Summary: Delivers housing resources and supports for
individuals impacted by a range of behavioral health issues including substance
use, trauma, and mental illness. Utilizes trauma-informed and person-centered
approaches to promote maximum levels of independence and autonomy for persons
served. Acts as program resource for teams needing assistance in accessing
housing for homeless and near homeless clients served.
Responsibilities:
* Provides active outreach to individuals not currently engaged in services who
are in a housing crisis or experiencing homelessness and connects clients to
community resources as needed.
* Refers and transports individuals, as needed, to initial appointments to
establish services for behavioral health, substance use, physical health,
employment, benefits, or other unmet needs.
* Utilizes SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) with clients
experiencing unstable housing due to needing disability benefits due to
serious mental disorder, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring disorder.
* Recruits landlords and builds rapport by directly contacting potential
landlords to provide information and make referrals to their units. Follows
up with landlords about referrals and problem-solves tenant issues to
maintain collaborative working relationships.
* Promotes housing resources and train/educate staff on available avenues to
help clients receive and/or maintain housing.
* Attends and actively participates in local Continuum of Care meetings related
to coordinated entry/case conferencing; manages and receives referrals
to/from Continuum of Care programs to assist individuals with housing
stability.
* Develops and utilizes a variety of housing service delivery models to promote
stable housing.
* Attends Housing Liaison meetings and submits data to DMH as required by DMH
Housing Grant.
* Ensures clients have applied, receive, and maintain medical insurance
benefits as well receive available community resources based on client’s
income eligibility.
* Performs all other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
* Requires prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, squatting, kneeling,
and reaching above shoulder level frequently, climbing and twisting
occasionally
* Requires a typical range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to
operate a computer keyboard, telephone, photocopier, calculator, and other
office equipment as needed
* Requires repetitive use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulation
* Requires standing, sitting, or walking for up to 8 hours or longer per
workday
* Requires regular use of a computer.
* Requires driving into the community, transporting clients, assisting with
moving goods for clients, getting in and out of vehicle frequently.
* TB Test upon hire.